Part of the series The History of Keyboard Music in Russia, this world premiere recording features six sonatas by Manfredini dedicated to Empress Catherine II and known as the St. Petersburg Sonatas. The manuscripts were lost for more than 150 years but a copy was found in the Russian Academy of Science in St. Petersburg. Vladimir Radchenkov is a graduate of the Leningrad State Conservatory and is a member of various early music ensembles and has an active career as a recitalist.